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	Battle of Kilsyth -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Battle of Kilsyth was an engagement of the (additional info and facts about Scottish Civil War) Scottish Civil War which took place on August 15, 1645.
		Despite the numerical disadvantage, the battle was another victory for Royalist forces, and marked the end of (additional info and facts about William Baillie) William Baillie's pursuit of the Royalists.
		Briefly, Montrose found himself undisputed master of Scotland, however this was too late for the King; the (A battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists) Battle of Naseby had been lost and his cause was in ruins.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_kilsyth.htm (731 words)

	Historic Scottish Battles.
		Battle of Inverurie - 1308 This was a decisive battle between King Robert I (the Bruce) and John Comyn, Earl of Buchan.
		Battle of Dupplin Moor - 1332 The defeat of Bannockburn in 1314 rankled with Edward III and he encouraged a group of exiled Scottish nobles, (the so-called "Disinherited") led by Edward Balliol (son of John Balliol) to invade Scotland using ships supplied by the English king.
		Battle of the Clans - 1396 To resolve a dispute between the clans Chattan and Kaye, King Robert III arranged for representatives of the two clans to meet in combat on the North Inch in Perth.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /historic-scottish-battles.htm (3175 words)

	Battle of Kilsyth 1645 - Scotwars
		It was almost too late, as the Scots had assembled a sizeable army under General Alexander Leslie (later the Earl of Leven) and sent it south to join the parliamentary forces operating against the King in the North of England.
		A year and five battles later, he had succeeded in those objects and was now poised for the final blow, which would give him control of Scotland.
		A month after Kilsyth, the Scots army in England came marching home and took Montrose by surprise whilst he was with a small bodyguard at Philiphaugh in the Borders.
	www.scotwars.com /html/battle_of_kilsyth.htm (1489 words)

	JOHN OGILBY - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN OGILBY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A loyal partisan of the king, he joined Montrose in Scotland in 1644 and was one of the royalist leaders at the battle of Kilsyth.
		He was again a prisoner after the battle of Philiphaugh and was sentenced to death in 1646, but he escaped from his captivity at St Andrews and was afterwards pardoned.
		Serving with the Scots against Cromwell he became a prisoner for the third time in 1651, and was in the Tower of London during most of the years of the Commonwealth.
	51.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OG/OGILBY_JOHN.htm (1185 words)

	OGILVIE, JOHN - LoveToKnow Article on OGILVIE, JOHN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Ogier of romance may be definitely associated with the flight of Gerberga and her children to Lombardy, but it is not -safe to assume that the other scattered references all relate to the same individual.
		Color is lent to the theory of his Bavarian origin by the fact that he, with Duke Naimes of Bavaria, led the Bavarian contingent to battle at Roncesvaux.
		In the romances of the Carolingian cycle he is, on account of his revolt against Charlemagne, placed in the family of Doon de Mayence, being the son of Gaufrey de " Dannemarche." The Enfances Ogier of Adenes le Rois, and the Chevalerie Ogier de Dannemarche of Raimbert de Paris, are doubtless based on earlier chansons.
	52.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OG/OGILVIE_JOHN.htm (2715 words)

	Historical perspective for Kilsyth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The battle of Kilsyth was fought on 15 Aug. 1645, between the army of Montrose and the Covenanters under Baillie.
		Kilsyth Castle, ½ mile N of the town, was the seat from the first half of the 15th century of a junior branch of the Livingstones of Callendar, and, strengthened and garrisoned against Oliver Cromwell in 1650, is now a ruin.
		Antiquities are remains of two Roman and of two Caledonian forts, the ruins of Kilsyth and Colzium Castles, a seat of ancient feudal courts still called the Court Hill, and a retreat of the Covenanters in 1669, known as the Covenanters' Cave.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/towns/townhistory408.html (1536 words)

	Chapter XII. Battle of Kilsyth (1645)
		Baillie was averse to engage so soon; both because the troops, after so hasty a march, stood in need of refreshment; and as he was desirous first to hear of the Earl of Lanark, who had raised a considerable force in the western counties against Montrose.
		The battle at last began, in the valley behind the town of Kilsyth, where Montrose waited for his enemy.
		Baillie, though smarting with defeat, seems, as a soldier, to have been struck with the splendid courage and picturesque fierceness of the swift-footed mountaineers, as they came on full speed, targets aloft, heads and shoulders bent low, in the literal attitude of the tiger when he springs.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/stirlingshire/chap12.htm (2001 words)

	GLASGOW - LoveToKnow Article on GLASGOW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Most of the inhabitants were opposed to Queen Mary and many actively supported Murray in the battle of Langsidethe site of which is now occupied by the Queens Parkon the 13th of May 1568, in which she lost crown and, kingdom.
		Montrose mulcted the citizens heavily after the battle of Kilsyth in 1645, and three years later the provost and bailies were deposed for contumacy to their sovereign lord.
		Plague and famine devastated the town in 1649, and in 1652 a conflagration laid a third of the burgh in ashes.
	47.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GL/GLASGOW.htm (8763 words)

	Chronology of Scottish History - 1600 to 1899
		Battle of Preston in which Duke of Hamilton at the head of an army of 20,000 crossed into England in support of Charles I. Scots defeated by Cromwell, 2,000 killed, 8,000 captured and Hamilton surrendered on 25 August (and beheaded in March 1649).
		Battle of Killiecrankie in which Viscount Dundee (John Graham of Claverhouse) leading a force of Jacobite Highlanders overcame the forces of King William, led by General Hugh Mackay.
		Battle of Sheriffmuir in which a force of Jacobites led by John, 6th Earl of Mar, fought an inconclusive battle against a Hanoverian force led by John, 2nd Duke of Argyll.
	www.rampantscotland.com /timeline/1899.htm (6141 words)

	Edinburgh Bicycle: Kirkintilloch to the Campsie Hills
		The canal passes under the B802 (the Kilsyth to Cumbernauld Road) at Auchinstarry, and is spanned by a non-opening bascule bridge.
		The floor of the quarry is under water, forming a small loch surrounded by landscaped areas in the foreground with the backdrop of the 30.5 m high whinstone face exposed behind.
		The Battle of Kilsyth (1645), which was part of the Civil War, was fought in the area where Banton Loch now exists.
	www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk /routes/route_kirkintilloch.html (1410 words)

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		The body of Lady Kilsyth is equally well preserved, and it would not be easy for a stranger to distinguish with his eye, whether she is dead or alive.
		Eminent Men.----Sir William Livingston of Kilsyth was, for his eminence in the knowledge of law, appointed one or the Senators of the College of Justice in 1609, and afterwards chosen one of his Majesty's Privy-Council and Vice-Chancellor of Scotland.
		There is an old house in the hamlet of Arnbrae, a mile to the westward of Kilsyth on the north side of the turnpike to Glasgow, in which a room is still shown, where Cromwell slept a night; and part of the table he used, is preserved in the adjoining farm-house.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /members/tom.paterson/places/SAkilsy2.htm (2922 words)

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		The battle was fought on the 28th November, 1666; a day still observed by the scattered remnant of the Cameronian sect, who regularly hear a field-preaching upon the field of battle.
		During the battle of Pentland-hills Paton of Meadowhead conceived he saw the balls hop harmlessly down from General Dalziel's boots, and, to counteract the spell, loaded his pistol with a piece of silver coin.
		Lucky it was for the insurgents that the battle did not happen a day later, when old General Dalziel, who divided with Claverhouse the terror and hatred of the whigs, arrived in the camp, with a commission to supersede Monmouth, as commander in chief.
	www.outfo.org /literature/pg/1/2/8/8/12882/12882.txt (16247 words)

	Historic Scottish Battles - From Rampant Scotland
		For centuries, the direction of Scotland's development was influenced by the outcome of the many battles which took place on her soil - or over the Border in England.
		The pursuing Scottish army was badly organised for the battle and Cromwell won not only won the battle but was able to hold sway over most of Lowland Scotland.
		The Marquis of Montrose, after his success at the Battle of Tippermuir (see below), was being pursued by a Covenanting force led by the Marquis of Argyll and his Campbell clan (though a General Baillie also though he was in command and the two men could not stand the sight of one another!).
	www.rampantscotland.com /features/battles.htm (3250 words)

	1610 to 1746: Troubled Times
		Montrose flush from his recent victories against the Scottish covenanters at the Battles of Tippermuir, Aberdeen, Fyvie, Inverlochy, Auldearn and Alford was confronted by Baillies covenanter army at Kilsyth.
		In the post battle slaughter, Leslie allowed the protestant ministers to let the Lords work be seen to be done and the prisoners were shot and the entourage of women and children associated with Montroses army were drowned in the Ettrick Water.
		Leslies covenanters were hemmed in and in the battle which followed 3 000 lost their lives and 10 000 surrendered.
	www.ayton-online.co.uk /1_1638-1746-turmoil.htm (2148 words)

	List of battles 1401-1800
		1428 Battle of Orleans English forces commanded by the Earl of Salisbury with duke of Bedford besiege French city and are driven off with the loss of their siege engines by Joan.
		1547 Battle of Mühlberg[?] April 24 HRE Charles V captures elector of Saxony and lays siege to Wittenberg in the Schmalkaldic War.
		1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort June 2 Battle between Dutch (led by Prince Mauritz) and Spanish army, led by Albrecht, archduke of Austria.
	www.fastload.org /li/List_of_battles_1401-1800.html (2773 words)

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		On many occasions the interference of the committee led to disaster on the battle field, Kilsyth being a case in point.
		The battle of Alford on July the second 1645 was a disaster for the Covenanters.
		At this battle Baillie was again dogged by the interference of the Committee of Estates.
	grognard.com /zines/ph/p0603.html (1651 words)

	Stirlingshire
		By 1313 Stirling was one of only three Scottish castles still held by the English and it was basically for control of the castle that the decisive Battle of Bannockburn was fought virtually under its walls in 1314, with Edward II's 20,000 strong army being outwitted and slaughtered by Robert Bruce and his 7,000 troops.
		At the Battle of Kilsyth in 1645 the royalist James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, defeated General Baillie's covenanting army, but by 1651 Oliver Cromwell's parliamentarian army had taken Stirling Castle.
		Then in 1715 the Battle of Sheriffmuir took place between the Jacobite forces of John 6th Earl of Mar and the pro-Hanoverian army of John 2nd Duke of Argyll.
	www.mearnscraft.co.uk /stirling.htm (407 words)

	Battles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This battle was one of the high points of English success during the Hundred Years War.
		As a result of this battle the Scots ceased to be a major aid to the French during the war.
		More of a skirmish than a battle, the CAMPBELL Marquis of Argyll's force of about 1,200 (allied with CROMWELL) were defeated by about troops loyal to Scottish Parliament under the Earl of Lanerick (Lanark).
	home.austarnet.com.au /dfgoonan/BATTLES.htm (3325 words)

	James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		His career of victory was crowned by the great Battle of Kilsyth on 15 August 1645.
		In the name of the king, who now appointed him lord-lieutenant and captain-general of Scotland, he summoned a parliament to meet at Glasgow on 20 October, in which he no doubt hoped to reconcile loyal obedience to the king with the establishment of a non-political Presbyterian clergy.
		Charles had been defeated at the Battle of Naseby on 14 June, and Montrose must come to his help if there was to be still a king to proclaim.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/J/James-Graham,-1st-Marquess-of-Montrose.htm (1392 words)

	Campaigns of the Marquis of Montrose, 1644-5
		Elcho's cavalry advanced against the Irish but were unnerved by their bloodcurdling shrieks and battle cries.
		At least 2,000 were killed in the battle and rout.
		Montrose knew that the Earl of Lanark was marching from Clydesdale with substantial reinforcements, so turned to fight Baillie before Lanark could join him.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /military/1644-5-montrose-scotland.htm (2055 words)

	Wars of the Three Kingdoms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An army of Covenanters crossed the Tweed and overran the English force at the Battle of Newburn marching on the city of Newcastle.
		1646 battle of Benburb Irish Confederate army under Owen Roe O'Neill defeats Scottish Covenanter army in Ulster.
		1647 battle of Dungans Hill and battle of Knocknanauss Parliamentarian forces smash the Irish Confederate armies of Leinster and Munster
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wars_of_the_Three_Kingdoms (2756 words)

	DAVID LESLIE, LORD NEWARK - LoveToKnow Article on DAVID LESLIE, LORD NEWARK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This army engaged the Royalists under Prince Rupert at Marston Moor, and Leslie bore a particularly distinguished part in the battle.
		When, after the battle of Kilsyth, Scotland was at the mercy of Montrose and his army, Leslie was recalled from England in 1645, and made lieutenant-general of horse.
		In September he surprised and routed Montrose at Philiphaugh near Selkirk, and was rewarded by the committee of estates with a present of 50,000 merks and a gold chain; but his victory was marred by the butchery of the captured Irish men, women and childrento whom quarter had been given.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NE/NEWARK_DAVID_LESLIE_LORD.htm (543 words)

	Tourist Information for Stirlingshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		These battles have included the Battle of Stirling Bridge (1297), the first Battle of Falkirk (1298), the Battle of Bannockburn (1314), the Battle of Sauchieburn (1488), the Battle of Kilsyth (1645) and the Second Battle of Falkirk (1746).
		The final battle was during the Jacobite Rising of 1745/46, Bonnie Prince Charlie was preparing to march to London and win the crown for his father.
		Thirdly the Fintry Hills, Kilsyth Hills and Campsie Fells to the south west of Stirling.
	www.yesscotland.com /region44cos.php (458 words)

	Colzium Lennox, Kilsyth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		W Mackay Lennox bought the house in 1930 and in 1937, on his retiral as Town Clerk, he presented the House and its policies to Kilsyth Burgh, in memory of his mother.
		In 1645, James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, camped his army on the estate before going out to defeat General Baillie's covenanter army at the Battle of Kilsyth.
		The Edmonstones returned to their ancestral seat at Duntreath in the early 1930's and the near-derelict house was bought by the Lennox family who handed it over to the burgh of Kilsyth in 1937.
	www.kilsyth.org.uk /Tourism/Colzium_Lennox.htm (733 words)

	THE EUROPEAN TARTAN
		The European Union Tartan was designed in the old Weaving town of Kilsyth in 1997-98, an area rich in much of Scotland's premier historical events, the Battle of Kilsyth August 15th 1645, the remains of the Covenanters are all around, 6,000 were hurriedly buried at Slaughterhowe, slightly north east of Townhead Reservoir.
		The burning of Kilsyth Castle by Oliver Cromwell 1650, The first potato crop in Scotland, 1739 by Robert Graham born in Kilsyth.
		The tragedy that followed, believed to have murdered Claverhouse at the Battle of Killiecrankie, later to marry his widow Lady Jean Cochrane at Colzium, the tragic death of Lady Jean and her infant son in a clod roof fall in Holland,the realistic welcome for the Jacobite King who paid for lodgings in our town.
	www.kilsyth-scotland.co.uk /european.htm (508 words)

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